Show PACKERS FILE ANSWER Reply to Proceedings by Missouri AttorneyGeneral Denying That They Combined Unlawfully Kansas City June Attorneys for the packers have prepared their answer to the proceedings against the alleged beef trust brought by AttorneyGeneral Crow and copies were forwarded to Jeffcrbon City today While denying that they ever made an unlawful combination com-bination of any sort the packers attack at-tack the Missouri antitrust law us unconstitutional un-constitutional In conflict with both the Federal and Stale constitutions and laws The Scliwarzsehlld and Sultibergcr company has a separate answer It has been operating without a license and la on a different footing from the rest for It has never been legally In business busi-ness In Missouri Part of Its answer SRDS This respondent never made or entered en-tered into any agreement confederation confedera-tion combination pool or understanding understand-ing by l or among the respondents or cither of them or any person or cor porallon to regulate flc or control the price to be paid by retail butchers or any one else for any kind of pork beef cured ineatP or larl slaughtered or manufactured prepared or offered for sale or to be sold In the Slate of Missouri Mis-souri or elsewhere or to maintain or control prices thereof In St Joseph Kansas City or St Louis or elsuwhnre In Missouri or to prevent competition in business between the respondents and others engaged In like business nor did respondent ever take any part In maintaining any such agreement I confederation combination pool or understanding un-derstanding The answer denies that unwholesome beef Is sold |